Darling No 1 treated me to a movie and an unforgettable steam boat dinner at his favourite hunt.

He surprised me when he called if I would like to go for breakfast.

I had planned a quiet day till I meet him for dinner. He even made me thought he went to work!

I had wanted to go to Swenson for a huge breakfast (all by myself) and I lamented to him over MSN that the breakfast happens only on weekends! (Maybe I shall go this weekend instead ;p)

Then 1 hour later, I was folding my clothes when he rang my handphone! I did not get his SMS earlier though and lucky he did not wait for me to reply his sms.

He waited for me to finish my clothes and we went out for breakfast. I had planned to bring the dogs for a long walk at the Bukit Batok Park but I guessed the dogs won't mind if I enjoyed myself!

We went past Swenson in WestMall but I decided against going in. He then suggested to go watch movie. We got the tickets for Inception, 11.45am.

We then headed to the Koufu. Then I got dim sum and Darling No 1 got braised noodle from a shop selling duck noodle. The noodle was really nice as the noodles was really soaked with the taste! The dim sum was really nice too but it was abit too cold. But it was really nice with the coffee. Yeah, Koufu is really nice!

We headed to the cinema and was shocked that the place was quite empty. But the crowd came in and soon the fast paced movie caught our attention instead.

The show started with a scene which I couldn't make sense of, no heads and no tails! I did not read any review or synopsis before the show but did catch the trailers.

I liked the show because it was really believable and I think possible. The show talked about dreams within dreams, with the use of drugs. The idea of thinking within dreams is an idea that I have been exploring but not the drugs part. Having the speed of processes being exponentially increased within dreams is a very innovative idea but I don't think it is possible, unless you really enter into a trance state.

How to reach the Boss
There are several ways to reach the boss in each district:

Energy Path
You should choose the Energy Path if you have a high amount of Enery.

Fight Path
Choose the fight if you have serious muscle and stamina to beat your rivals. You'll need to fight your way through to complete this path.

Social Path
A helpful Mafia can help you finish jobs much easier with this path, as their help can contribute to your Job Mastery.

Master ALL jobs in the district to unlock the next level of mastery.

Icons
The Lightning icon represents a job that uses enery. All paths have jobs that require energy.
The Gun icon represents a job you must complete by fighting. You are required to spend stamina to complete these jobs.
This Hailer icon means your Mafia can help you to make this job easier. Each Mafia member that helps you increase your Job Mastery.
This Building icon indicates that completing this job will provide you with items to build your casino resort. Mastering this job for the first time unlocks a new casino property.
This Key icon represents a job that requires a special gate loot to complete. This gate loot usually can be found on earlier jobs in the district, and n the marketplace.
All path leads to the boss. Once you have defeated the boss, you can move to the next district.

How To Do Jobs
Use the map to explore different jobs and paths to completing districts.
Path Tabs - Select a job path that suits your style.
Job Panel - Learn job stats, and do jobs in the active, highlighted panel.

Basically you can choose the Energy Path or Fight Path. For me, I decided that the Fight Path is the way for me. But I took a scroll in both paths. The jobs were completely the same!

The Energy Path

The Fight Path

Then I did a job in the Fight Path. The usual information comes up:

Success! (or Failure if you fail? Happens if you encounter internet connection problems, happened to me a few times!)
What you gain: Level Experience (XP), Tool and Job mastery
What you spent: Energy

For the 3rd job, I found that I needed to get some loot items, and I had to buy it.

Then I went to the Energy Path / Tab and found that the job mastery transfers over and I could find another way to complete my job, if it happens to have a Friend or Mafia Option.

Well, this is something for a Fight Option. If you see the next 2 pictures, you will know that the people you need to fight are not the same and I think comes from the old Fight Tabs. Different Mafia Size on different level, jumbles up each time you fight.

And after buying the required loot, you are notified in the same screen too. I think this makes the game more effective, with out a popup to show you. So you don't have to click to close that notice.

And the results of the fight is shown immediately too:
What you brought with you to the fight: Number of Gang Member, Number of attacking Points
What they brought with them to the fight: Number of Gang Member, Number of attacking Points
Who you fought with: Nickname, Level and an option to show what was used)
What you Gained: Energy, Tool, Job Mastery
What you Spent: Stamina

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

On the day before my birthday, I went for kayaking. On the day of my birthday, I vomited.
The week before my birthday, I gave my photo to become a grassroot leader for my residential constituency and the week after my birthday, I will be packing National Day goody bags for the residential constituency that I got myself into!

And I'm shock to say that roller coaster rides are no longer terrifying for me, at least the ones at Universal Studio. No longer will I fear rides nor try to save money at amusement parks. You should spend and enjoy yourself!

Oh and did I mention that I also caught a movie - The Inception. These 2 weeks are really marvelous, fantastic and amazingly wonderful. No, I was not on a strict vegetarian diet as they sell only meat at the amusement parks and it was tough to avoid meat altogether as you would be left with only a few stalks of vegetables. But I managed to still eat lots of vegetables and fruits.

There is of course the fact that I managed to meet my Darling No 1 and he sent flowers to me the Friday before I went on leave. And my Darling No 2 and Darling No 3 were simple so sweet to me.

Oh and my mom treated me and family to a Japanese meal at M Hotel. In all honesty, I hate Japanese food because I prefer food served with steam or fried till they are really crispy, think stir-fried lady's finger, and not the soupy, greenish thing that they usually serve.

This has been a fun time. Now I need to concentrate on finding a house and may continue to neglect my blog and games, but I will be back, in another 2 weeks or so

Friday, July 23, 2010

I am still trying to find time to write about FishVille. Working life in Singapore pretty much drains all your time!
I wake up at 6am to prepare breakfast for my Darlings, make sure they got clean water, clear their pee tray 3 times, wash their beards if need be before I attend to my own needs, breakfast, bath, make up and leaving for work.

I will usually leave house around 7.45am to 8.05am, depending on my bathroom availability. If my brother or mom wakes up late, I will be late. They both need to use the bathroom before me. My brother starts work at 8.30am and my mom just feels that she gets to go before me. I tell myself she is senior and may have bladder problems.

Anyway fortunately I need to reach work only at 9am. But my boss goes to work at 8.30am! He is nice and generally pretty on time. I try to go as early as I can but sometimes it just doesn't happen.

Usually I try to leave at 6pm. That is the time I am allowed to leave. The first month, I leave on time at 6pm sharp. Later, it became 6.30pm and I think I need to get a grip on myself. Usually it takes discipline to get things done and I think I may not be paying attention to what I am doing.

It is a decent job and easy enough. That is why I am motivated. Plus I always want to go home early to be with my Darlings.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

The new look is sweet! All the sisters are showing off their look and you have check button to vote for them and a house button to remove them from your house. One click only! Abit like Japanese style.

Any sisters that you've voted for (in Catwalk and in the House tab) will be shown. See the orange circles.

And if you click on the Vote button, you get the mini pop up for the voting screen that is similar to the catwalk.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Was doing my Facebook requests when I suddenly saw that instead of just helping, FishVille gives you an option to stop helping. This is when I already clicked on the Help button. Why would I not help at this stage when I did not click on the Ignore button?

I suddenly noticed that the banner was clickable in Sorority Life. I hovered my cursor over it incidentally and found that the picture seemed to look different.

It was the picture of the plane with a flag with the word Paris.

Make sure you have everything you need before travelling aboard...

You need a Passport before you can go to Paris! Post to your wall, and if any of your sisters click on it, both of you will get free Passport to Paris! You also have a chance to earn a Passport to Paris everytime you do a mission

I went to open the stash and found there are the usual 6 items. As I have only 15 shells as of now, I can't show the full list. What I have are only the Nautilus Shells, Turquoise Rock and the Bubble Gum Coral. Hey, did I say Bubble Gum Coral? That is one of the items for the Treasure Discovery! I got to have it!

Read my other posts here (they may not have been written yet but basically these are the topics I would like to cover, come back to this article check the links when they are ready):

Been protesting but finally decided, it's time to hop onto the bandwagon!

To Celebrate Must Play Weekend, earn Double Job Mastery in South Africa until 11.59pm, Saturday July 3rd. Get started quickly and avoid the heat! Go to South Africa

The game has 3 Chapters, similar to Las Vagas and Paris. SA requires you to collect Counterfeit Tickets. When you are in SA, you get to collect the tickets. Now it is 25 tickets instead of the usual extra tickets.

And I got an extra 40 Counterfeit Tickets when 2 new mafia members joined my gang. You are allowed up to 7 members (that is 20 x 7 = 140 Counterfeit Tickets) for this extra bonus. I think Mafia Wars is clever to implement the Sign A Friend Up strategy.

The usual timer comes on to tell you how much time you have till you collect your next set of Counterfeit Tickets.

Now for the jobs in SA, in Chapter 1: you have Arrive in Johannesburg, Set Up The Mining Union Head, Blackmail Him With The Evidence and Leverage Your Influence. These costs

I do realise that every single day, I am (as well as you are) becoming older every single minute, every single day.

This month is special because it is my birth month. I meant to write this post on 1st July but the days just flew past, I no longer have enough time. Rather, I am really enjoying myself so much every single moment that I am no longer as introspective as before.

Being older means to me that I have to be more respectful of other older folks, look out for the younger chaps and be more patient with the reckless. I tried to modify my behavior to such an extent that I really internally applaud myself, all the time when I noticed it!

Of course I continue to set new goals and achieve new heights. There just seems to be more things I want to try and many more that I dared myself to do.

It is with a new sense of happiness that I embraced this year. So far, 2010 has really been kind and extremely generous to me. I managed to kick the ball into the goal post several times already (excuse my pun amid the left over World Cup frenzy).

Last July I ran the Shape Run and this year I would be at Pasir Ris doing Kayaking. Darling No 1 was amazed even.

I don't know if this is because of my new diet or the openings of my mind with a new perspective. It just seems so refreshing! When I get home, I am not tensed any more and enjoy playing with my Darlings even better. I also started them on more vegetables and they love my cooking! Okay, only Darling No 2 and Darling No 3 love my cooking but that is enough for me.

(Today,15 July 2010 I read an article about The 99 Club, morale of the story - be content with what you have)

Anyway, that is my storyline, being happy by being contented with what you have and doing what is necessary to get that happen to you.

I told myself and my Darlings that I will get a new place to stay this coming August. Shall update soon.
Till then, happy birthday fellow Cancers :)

Farmers have been abuzz about wanting bees, so today FarmVille is proud to announce the arrival of Beehives! Find what you need to get started in your Gift Box!

I got no space on my Farm right now, that Japanese Barn did not get completed and I don't know if I should sell that frame away. Got to do some decorations before I can start on my Bee hive project. Will post more when that's done!